The defining features of a successful predator are strength, speed and patience. Of course there are a whole suite of other features that assist in the strategies that successful predators use including camouflage, decoys and attractants, specialised anatomical features for capture and holding, hearing, smell, touch and usually superb eyesight. […]
Environmental Enrichment for Pigs in Intensive Housing Systems
Intensive (indoor) housing compromises the welfare of pigs of all ages. Pigs are often housed in barren environments, with concrete or slatted flooring and no substrate with which to perform natural, evolved behaviours, such as rooting and foraging. Inability to express highly motivated exploratory behaviours results in adverse behaviours, such […]
Employment law contracts – restraint of trade provisions
Restraint of Trade Business owners, in an attempt to protect the goodwillof their business will often include ‘Restraint of Trade’provisions in employment agreements, partnershipagreements and sale of business agreements. ‘Standard’clauses are often used instead of tailoring a clause tosuit the specific circumstances